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Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR), a targeted therapeutics company, today announced that academic collaborators and scientists from the company will present data on the Dynamic PolyConjugate™ (DPC) siRNA delivery system, the ARC-520 hepatitis B drug candidate, and the Homing Peptide™ platform at upcoming scientific conferences.

Arrowhead to Present at Upcoming Scientific Conferences

Pasadena, CA | Posted on February 2nd, 2013

"The pace of innovation by our scientists in Madison over the last year has been impressive," said Dr. Christopher Anzalone, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We have made important progress, particularly with new subcutaneous and tumor-targeted DPCs and our ARC-520 HBV clinical program, which we are eager to discuss at conferences and through peer-reviewed publications."

A poster titled, "Hepatocyte-Targeted Melittin-Like Peptide (MLP) as A New Endosomolytic Excipient for Liver Delivery of Therapeutic siRNAs: Biodistribution and Elimination," will be presented by Vladimir S. Trubetskoy, PhD, Senior Scientist;

An oral presentation titled, "Dynamic Polyconjugate (DPC) Technology for Targeted siRNA Delivery," will be presented by David Lewis, PhD, Vice President, Biology and Madison Site Head.

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About Arrowhead Research CorporationArrowhead Research Corporation is a clinical stage targeted therapeutics company with development programs in oncology, obesity, and chronic hepatitis B virus infection. The company is leveraging its platform technologies to design and develop peptide-drug conjugates (PDCs) that specifically home to cell types of interest while sparing off-target tissues, create targeted drugs based on the gene silencing RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism, and work with partners to create improved versions of traditional small molecule drugs.

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